Taziki’s Mediterranean Café may open in Kenwood

Kenwood may become the third location in Greater Cincinnati for a Mediterranean-cuisine restaurant licensed by a franchise that comes with a seal of approval from an organization that encourages healthy food offerings.

The Sycamore Township Zoning Commission will on Monday, March 12, consider allowing the construction of a Taziki’s Mediterranean Café and drive-thru at 7331 Kenwood Road, near the Kenwood Towne Centre.

That was two years after the restaurant chain based in Birmingham, Alabama, became the first national franchise to be certified by the U.S. Healthful Food Council. The food council is a nonprofit group formed in 2011 and based in Washington, D.C., that audits restaurants for their commitment to good nutrition and protection of the environment.

Another Taziki’s Mediterranean Café is set to open in late March or early April at 7841 Tylersville Road in West Chester Township.

The March 12 Sycamore Township Zoning Commission meeting about the Taziki’s Mediterranean Café proposed for Kenwood will begin at 7 p.m. in the township administration building at 8540 Kenwood Road.

Taz Fresh LLC of Blue Ash, doing business as Taziki’s Mediterranean Restaurant, applied for permission to build the café.

Gavin O’Neill of Taz Fresh says in a letter to Sycamore Township officials that he and property owner Raymond Conn of Cleveland “are exploring our possibilities in repurposing” the site.

“Taziki’s Mediterranean Café is an exciting, new concept that focuses on clean, fresh, healthy ingredients. We believe this restaurant would be a positive addition to the Sycamore Township community and the surrounding area,” O’Neill wrote.

“We believe this proposed building offers a significant architectural improvement to the area. We also believe it would reduce the current amount of automotive traffic to the site.”

If Sycamore Township greenlights the Taziki’s Mediterranean Café proposal, construction could to begin April 1 and end Aug. 1.

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